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Apr 12, 2011 | 08:15 PM
  #1  
Could a messed up/plugged Cat cause my 1994 Cherokee Country to get up to about 230 degrees while idling, but then run around 210 like normal when driving at like 45 mph??
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Apr 12, 2011 | 09:02 PM
  #2  
Anything?
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Apr 12, 2011 | 09:18 PM
  #3  
a plugged cat would be more of a loss of power symptom
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Apr 12, 2011 | 09:19 PM
  #4  
Quote: Could a messed up/plugged Cat cause my 1994 Cherokee Country to get up to about 230 degrees while idling, but then run around 210 like normal when driving at like 45 mph??
clutch fan been checked
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Apr 13, 2011 | 01:31 PM
  #5  
Yeah, mechanical fan is very strong. Hear it really well inside the jeep when cruising. Also seems good at Idle. Don't really know how to check more than that.
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Apr 13, 2011 | 02:08 PM
  #6  
when motor at temp spin the fan by hand should be very stiff motor off of cousre
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Apr 13, 2011 | 02:46 PM
  #7  
Tested that, I can spin the fan a little with one finger, but it doesn't like keep going at all. It's pretty stiff.
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Apr 13, 2011 | 02:52 PM
  #8  
does your aux/ac fan work
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Apr 13, 2011 | 02:54 PM
  #9  
Just died on me actually, after I wired it to a switch in the cab. Switch is good, fan just died. But even while the fan wasn't working, but Jeep never got above 210 while just driving. Now while I idle it creeps to like 230/240, but when I'm cruising it stays under 210 like normal. I'm stumped. Slightly leaky Radiator I've had for a while, but never did the heat-climb even with that.
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Apr 13, 2011 | 02:57 PM
  #10  
fixing the fan would be my first chore here then see if it comes on when it gets hot to help cool down
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Apr 13, 2011 | 03:11 PM
  #11  
Like I said i wired the Auxiliary fan to a switch so I can just flip it on when I know I'll be running her hard, but even when the fan never came on it wouldn't creep above 210 unless I was in 4x4 off roading. Now idling it'll hit 230.
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Apr 13, 2011 | 03:13 PM
  #12  
is your coolant mixture correct? a buddy of mine blew up their subie from running pure coolant
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Apr 13, 2011 | 03:17 PM
  #13  
Yep. Autozone full strength coolant diluted to 50/50.
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Apr 13, 2011 | 03:23 PM
  #14  
id put a new clutch fan on and see what happens
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Apr 13, 2011 | 03:25 PM
  #15  
Quote: ...........Hear it really well inside the jeep when cruising.......
Hearing the fan "when cruising"....that's a good indicator that the fan clutch is working AND that the motor's running hot. What/when was last cooling system maintenance done?
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